CVE-1999-0473 — LOW severity vulnerability (The rsync command before rsync 2.3.1 may inadvertently chang)
The rsync command before rsync 2.3.1 may inadvertently change the permissions of the client's working directory to the permissions of the directory being transferred.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0473 |
|---|---|
| Severity | LOW |
| CVSS score | 2.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-04-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The rsync command before rsync 2.3.1 may inadvertently change the permissions of the client's working directory to the permissions of the directory being transferred. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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